Setting up my 3 gallon betta fish tank

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Secret Person #2 - 7 years ago

are they still coexisting without any aggresion?

Aquarium Show - 7 years ago

I like how the tank turn out. Great job.

I T - 7 years ago

can you put 2 guppies and a MALE betta fish in a 3 gallon?

Paris Jean - 7 years ago

+Sabastian Mccarvill its work a try but I highly doubt it

I T - 7 years ago

ok thanks!

Julia Rivs - 7 years ago

No, that wouldn't be too safe. Bettas like their space and 3 gallons is way too small.

Logan Kimball - 7 years ago

It seems like you're a very caring fish owner however from what I can see most of your tanks are greatly over stocked. A 3 gallon is perfect to handle the bioload of one fish, not three. And I see you split a 2.5 gallon. That's only roughly 1.25 gallons for each betta which is simply not enough. For tanks these small and heavily stocked you need to be doing 50% water changes every other day. Other wise you are allowing ammonia to build up much too quickly and much too high. Your guppies need larger numbers, and shouldn't be in anything less than a 10 gallon tank based off of their swimming patterns. I really wish you would take the time to research your fish. 1 step to responsible fish care is research. Given that you're so young I hope you do grow to learn this.

Logan Kimball - 7 years ago

Paris Jean I have.

Paris Jean - 7 years ago

Logan Kimball arggg I get this all the time on old videos. Please watch videos that are uploaded this month

Elijah Person - 7 years ago

How much water changes do u do

Tyler Gordon - 7 years ago

Paris Jean you should not do complete water changes because it takes all of beneficial bacteria from the tank

Elijah Person - 7 years ago

Paris Jean thanks

Paris Jean - 7 years ago

On the 2.5 gallon i do 50% every 3-5 days and a complete water change every few weeks. For the 10 gallon i go 25% a week

Nana Mey - 8 years ago

dose betta fishes need air pump an I have a question is a filer an air pump same thing

Nana Mey - 8 years ago

Paris Jean thanks so much

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

+Nana Mey an air pump puts oxygen in the water. A filter filterers waste from the water and also creates a stream of water. It is not required and is a personal opinion. I don't believe you need one

Nana Mey - 8 years ago

i jus got the globe led light tank 3 gal you think I need heater an air pump

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

+Nana Mey I would strongly recommended a heater, you don't need an air pump unless you want one

Katie- Lynn - 8 years ago

Nice video! Not to be rude or anything but are the plastic plants in this tank sharp? Btw I'm your new subscriber

Horsepiration - 8 years ago

Is it possible for you to find a link of this tank for me?

Melody Xiong - 7 years ago

You can buy it at Walmart. :)

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The Midwest Fishkeeper - 8 years ago

Great editing skills! What camera do you use and editing software because I'm getting a better camera and need to get some ideas.

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

+Hooked On Fish I use a Sony camera, not sure the exact name. I edit with I movie

Donny7704 animal jam - 8 years ago

I got my fish a few minutes more to acclimate I left school early because of a headhake witch might be a minegrain and I named him butterscotch since his collar is butterscotch XD

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

Donny7704 animal jam oh I'm so sorry feel beter

bettas.galore - 8 years ago

subbed back :)

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

bettas.galore thanks!

Deerwing - 8 years ago

Hey with a 2.5 gallon do u HAVE to have a heater or is there any way I can avoid that?

Deerwing - 8 years ago

Star Bettas ok thanks

Star Bettas - 8 years ago

There regrettably isn't unless you live near Thailand or in Hawaii and the temperature stays at 78F at all times. Bettas are tropical so unless you plan to have guppies or cloud minnows heaters should be provided.

Deerwing - 8 years ago

Good vid!!!

Donny7704 animal jam - 8 years ago

I am so proud I am getting my first betta on Monday my tank is currently cycling and I have a 5.5 gallon tank I am so exited

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

Donny7704 animal jam lol. Well that's awkward. Just to let you know I play animal jam. I have a YouTube for that as well. Kurrent aj. Just google me. My user is Kurrent. Buddy request me? And yup. I'm online because I'm editing a few videos.

Donny7704 animal jam - 8 years ago

lol I didn't expect u to reply so soon I will let u know and my teacher thinks I am crazy bc she has Bettas in a vase I told her they can survive but not thrive

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

Donny7704 animal jam yay! Can't wait to hear about it

Bettas Forever - 8 years ago

Im also on the east coast ☺️

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

+Bettas Forever cool!

Bettas Forever - 8 years ago

Cute bettas

Bright-BlueBerry - 8 years ago

Great editing to this video!!!!

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

Thanks!

Auzzie - 8 years ago

Nice setup

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

+Auzzie's Fish Tank thanks

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Puppypop 101 - 8 years ago

Tank looks nice :)

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

+Puppypop 101 ty!

Silly Bettas - 8 years ago

can u help me my betta has pop eye and AMAZING SETUP I love the fish

Silly Bettas - 8 years ago

Ok I will but I don't have a siphon but I will TRG a big water change and I don't have AQ salt but I do give salt baths

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

+Marisa's Betta Fish thanks. Try a 90% water change use aquarium salt and try an epson salt barh

Animal lover 33 - 8 years ago

What state do you live in because that looks like my local petco

Animal lover 33 - 8 years ago

Paris Jean ohh I live on the west coast

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

+Animal lover 33 all I can say is I'm in the east coast

Aquarium Boy123 - 8 years ago

Love it! Looks like they all made friends

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

seems to be that way! this video was filmed 2 weeks ago, little behind. they are still doing great!

You Betta Believe It - 8 years ago

Nice tank, and beautiful betta!

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

+You Betta Believe It thanks

XboxPlayer - 8 years ago

I had that tank. it sucks soooo badd

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

They See Me Trollin', They Hatin' oh my! Good thing the new model is clip on filter

XboxPlayer - 8 years ago

yeah, here I go..

1) the suction cups on the filter will last 2 months before they don't stick anymore
2) since the tank doesn't have a frame on the top, the water will reshape it and make the lid keep falling in.
3) the lid has too much open space for a fish to jump out of.
4) the bubbler leds seem to last, but the red leds died on me.
5) it scratches very easily, so clean carefully
6) the filter was severely underpowered for the height of the tank

btw, you didn't cycle that tank. It'll have an ammonia spike and kill all of the fish. To cycle this tank, you would've need 1 fish a 1/4 of an inch long. It takes a month or two to cycle a tank. Without cycling, there isn't any bacteria to nom nom on the ammonia.
If you do a fish-in cycle, which is the inhumane way, you'd need one inch of fish for every 10 gallons

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

They See Me Trollin', They Hatin' really? Any reasons why. My fish seem to love it and I love it as well

Al's Critters - 8 years ago

Just gonn say as much as its nice to have those tanks why not just get 2 20 gallon long divide them both 4 ways and then add 4 sponge filters in each section build some dividers, and you would only have to run 2 50 watt heater. This would save you a lot of money since you would only have to run 1 air pump for 8 sponge filters have only 2 heaters and maybe 2 lights if you want lights. It would save you money and space! You would be able to keep 3-4 bettas per each tank depending on how much room you want per betta. Thus with 2 20 gallon long you can have a max of 8 bettas.

You Betta Believe It - 8 years ago

Petco is currently having a $1 per gallon sale, not sure if it's for all petcos in the US. so it might not be a bad idea to check it out. I got a 20 gallon long yesterday for around 22$ and they usually cost $40. It's a great money saver :)

Paris Jean - 8 years ago

+John Blackace Very true! I was gonna keep it a secret but, it's on my Christmas list :$